to meet with, to encounter (usually misfortune)

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zài
zhōng
zāo
le
bào
fēng

He encountered a storm during his journey.

2
de
píng
mín
zài
zhàn
zhēng
zhōng
zāo
yāng

Innocent civilians suffer in war.

3
zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
zāo
shòu
le
yán
zhòng
de
zhèn

This city suffered a severe earthquake.

4
zāo
shòu
le

He suffered a blow.

5
zhè
ge
chéng
shì
zài
zhàn
zhēng
zhōng
zāo
shòu
le
yán
zhòng
de
huài

The city suffered severe damage during the war.

6
yóu
guǎn
shàn
gōng
zāo
shòu
le
de
jīng
sǔn
shī

Due to poor management, the company suffered huge economic losses.

7
xià
le
de
zāo
yāng
le

It's raining, and my clothes got ruined.

8
guǒ
gōng
dǎo
yuán
gōng
men
huì
zāo
yāng

If the company goes bankrupt, all the employees will suffer.

9
yóu
guǎn
shàn
zhěng
xiàng
dōu
zāo
yāng
le
dǎo
zhì
jìn
yán
zhòng
zhì
hòu

Due to poor management, the entire project suffered, causing a significant delay in progress.

10
jīn
tiān
zài
jiē
shàng
zāo
le
de
péng
yǒu

I encountered my friend on the street today.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes14
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1907
Zhuyinㄗㄠ
Components
UnicodeU+906D
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality